I agree, on all fronts. "Ideas don't matter, only execution does" is just a pet peeve. It's as obviously false as the notion some people have that their (tota

I agree, on all fronts. "Ideas don't matter, only execution does" is just a pet peeve. It's as obviously false as the notion some people have that their (totally obvious) idea is really valuable. I like Derek Sivers formulation: ideas are a multiplier on execution. With a really amazing idea (like the formula for the first high-Tc superconductors) even run-of-the-mill execution yields big returns.